Judging from pronouncements by contemporary Engaged Buddhists, one might conclude that historical expressions of Zen social ethics have rested on the foundation of compassion and the precepts. The de facto systems of social ethics in Japanese Zen, however, have been shaped largely by other epistemological, sociological, and historical factors, and compassion should best be understood as a "theological virtue" that historically has gained specificity from those other factors.
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Ichikawa Hakugen’s Critique of Zen “Peace of Mind” 39 Ichikawa on Zen “Accomodationism” 40 Karmic Justification of Social Differences 42 “Differences Are None Other Than Equality” 43 Moral Values in Zen Monastic Life 44 Blessings and Indebtedness 45 Confucianism in Zen 45 Institutional Self-Interest 46 Precepts 47 Compassion 49 Conclusion 52 Notes 54
